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Real Estate Agent - Coldwell Banker Colorado Rockies Real Estate
The Colorado mountains, real estate, ski resorts, lifestyle and vacation homes is my focus. I am a resource for people who want to know more about buying, selling and renting their vacation homes in all of Summit County; Breckenridge, Frisco, Copper Mountain, Keystone, Dillon and Silverthorne.
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I just got back from spending a month in New Zealand, which is called "Down Under" (together with Australia), because it is in the southern hemisphere.  That means that everything is backwards from the US.  Water spirals down the drain going the other way and Christmas is in the summer.  They dri...
12/22/2007
My month long visit to New Zealand is half over.  I have been reading real estate ads and making comparisons with home, but one thing has really eluded me.  New Zealand switched to the metric system after I left to move to the US in 1960.  I didn't learn it in school as I was in 8th grade and it ...
12/03/2007
Pricing your home properly is the number one thing that you can do to help it sell.  At least, that is my opinion. That is why I was surprised to find that in New Zealand, where I am visiting right now, many homes are listed for sale with no price attached to them at all.  When you look at the ad...
12/02/2007
Summit County is known for its support of the arts, and the towns and businesses have supported outdoor art.  Alpine Bank has a new location they just opened on Highway 9 in Frisco, and they are currently seeking a piece of sculpture to be placed on their property.  According to the Summit Daily ...
11/01/2007
Every spring and fall, the restaurants who stay open for the "off season" offer specials to entice locals to come in and try their menus.  Locals look forward to it as they wind down from the last busy season and  gear up for the next one.  It helps keep the restaurants in business at a time when...
10/31/2007
Summit County has two ski resorts open so far this year.  Actually, we only have one as Loveland is not in Summit County, but in Clear Creek County.  However, it is just on the other side of the tunnel and sometimes we claim it as our own.  On Thursday I skied my first day of the year at Loveland...
10/27/2007
This is the time of year when it is easy to find a job in Summit County.  Employers are hoping to fill all their job openings, and with good snow starting already, they are planning on a busy season.  Ski areas are big seasonal employers, and they encourage many students from overseas to come ove...
10/23/2007
With plenty of snow, cold temperatures and hilly terrain, Summit County drivers are better than most when it comes to winter driving. Steamboat Springs actually has a winter driving course where they teach people how to drive in icy conditions.  Summit County does not have that type of course, bu...
10/20/2007
 Today, Monday, is blog action day.  Bloggers all over the country are blogging about the environment.  I always prefer local flavor when I write posts, because I think that is why people read this blog.  A few weeks ago I wrote about the Summit County ski areas using wind power to run ski lifts,...
10/15/2007
On Friday the House passed the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act by an overwhelming majority.  The goal of the bill is to help people who sell their homes in a short sale.  A short sale occurs when the house is sold for less than what is owed on the mortgage and the balance due is forgiven by ...
10/13/2007
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Joanne Hanson

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The Colorado mountains, real estate, ski resorts, lifestyle and vacation homes is my focus. We talk about buying and selling ski condos in Breckenridge, Keystone and Copper Mountain. Homes and land in Frisco, Dillon and Silverthorne are also in our market area